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报失 (bào shī) — to report a loss (to the relevant authorities)

Definition

报失 is a formal verb meaning 'to report a loss' — usually to police or an issuing office (ID cards, passports, bank cards). It is separable: 报完失, 报过一次失.

verb
to report a loss (to the relevant authorities)

Examples

  • ？报失。
    Nǐ de shēn fèn zhèng diū le? gǎn kuài qù pài chū suǒ bào shī ba.
    Did you lose your ID card? Hurry to the police station to report the loss.
  • ，。
    Wǒ yǐ jīng bào guò shī le, xiàn zài děng tōng zhī.
    I've already reported the loss; now I'm waiting for a notice.
  • 。
    Tā pǎo le sān tàng pài chū suǒ cái bào wán shī.
    He went to the police station three times before finishing the loss report.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

报bàoreport
失shīloss

报 report and 失 loss combine to mean reporting that something has been lost.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 報; 报 is its simplified writing.

  • 㚔㚔㚔handcuffs
  • 𠬝𠬝𠬝to subdue

The traditional form 報 puts 㚔 (handcuffs) beside 𠬝 (to subdue), showing someone restrained and subdued, as in convicting or punishing a guilty person. The simplified 报 is a later shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape is explained as a fallen person's footprint surrounded by drops of blood; another reading pairs 手 (hand) and 乙 to show something falling from a hand.

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Crime & Police

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